Monday, December 2, 2013

ROMAN CISTERN ON VIA CRISTOFORO COLOMBO

Second century AD. It was discovered in 1969 after an old country house was demolished

Next to the cistern there is another circular building, probably dating back to 225 AD

The lack of any floor and the fact that it is not connected to the cistern might be evidence enough to identify it with a service building for a hydraulic system serving the agricultural needs of a nearby villa found on a hill between Via Padre Semeria and Via Padre Giuliani

In the area there was also a CEMETERY (II/IV century AD). A piece of a sarcophagus was found in the roof of the cistern and many pieces of funerary slabs were found inside the cistern itself